Drive south from Navajo Route 9 on county road 509 to Grants, by way of Milan. Along that road, Peabody Energy has wasted the land on both sides of the road. [cue John Prine] Farther south, you’ll find the poisonous tailings ponds that will be there FOREVER, even as greedy fools call for renewed uranium mining in Mt Taylor. Corporations and money makers DON’T GIVE A DAMN about the land or the people. Do you want to give them Chaco Canyon in the process?
Hopi Tribe criticizes prospect of drilling near Chaco Canyon – Farmington Daily Times
FARMINGTON — The Hopi Tribe has submitted comments to the Bureau of Land Management that are critical of potential drilling near Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
Oil and gas firms have nominated 38 oil and gas leases, totaling 19,103 acres, for a January lease sale. The BLM is evaluating the parcels for the lease sale, and it is not yet clear which parcels will be included or if some will be withdrawn.
One of the parcels is less than a quarter-mile from the park’s boundary. The park is a World Heritage Site.
Hopi Tribe criticizes prospect of drilling near Chaco Canyon – Farmington Daily Times
[hat tip to Laura Paskus, New Mexico In Depth]
Wildlife overpasses been in place in Banff and Jasper parks, in Canada, since the late 1970’s. I wonder if they are looking to those to gauge effect?